Inspection Detail

Inspection: 126087303 - Concorde Battery Corp.

Inspection Information - Office: Monrovia District Office

Inspection Nr: 126087303

Report ID: 0950644

Date Opened: 12/05/2002

Site Address:
Concorde Battery Corp.
2009 W San Bernardino Rd
West Covina, CA 91790

Mailing Address:
, , 00000

Union Status: NonUnion

SIC:3692

NAICS: 335912/Primary Battery Manufacturing

Inspection Type: Accident

Scope: Partial

Advanced Notice: N

Ownership: Private

Safety/Health: Safety

Close Conference: 04/17/2003

Emphasis:

Case Closed: 12/28/2006

Related Activity
Type	Activity Nr	Safety	Health
Accident	362553232

Violation Summary
Violations/Penalties	Serious	Willful	Repeat	Other	Unclass	Total
Initial Violations	1					1
Current Violations	1					1
Initial Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
Current Penalty	$18,000	$0	$0	$0	$0	$18,000
FTA Penalty	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0

Violation Items
#	Citation ID	Citaton Type	Standard Cited	Issuance Date	Abatement Due Date	Current Penalty	Initial Penalty	FTA Penalty	Contest	Latest Event	Note
1.	01001	Serious	3999 B	04/17/2003	04/22/2003	$18,000	$18,000	$0	05/05/2003	F - Formal Settlement

Investigation Summary

Investigation Nr: 201796760

Event: 12/04/2002

Employee partially amputates two fingers in machine accident

At approximately 2:15 p.m. on December 4, 2002, an employee with Concorde Battery Corporation, a manufacturer of lead-acid batteries, was operating a Tekmax 85, a battery plate packager. When the employee attempted to retrieve a battery plate that fell below the conveyor, the employee's third and fourth fingers on his left hand were caught between the chain and sprocket of the conveyor. The chain and sprocket were unguarded. The employee's third and fourth fingers were partially amputated. He was transported to Queen of the Valley Medical Center for emergency treatment.

Keywords: BATTERY, CHAIN, AMPUTATED, FINGER, CAUGHT BETWEEN, CONVEYOR, SPROCKET, HAND, UNGUARDED

Investigated Inspection
#	Inspection	Age	Sex	Degree of Injury	Nature of Injury	Occupation
1	126087303			Hospitalized injury	Amputation	Packaging and filling machine operators

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